Saproxylic beetles from the scientific reserves ”Plaiul Fagului”, ”Pădurea Domnească” and ”Prutul de Jos” at first mention

Abstract

The paper includes five saproxylic coleopteran species new for the fauna of the Republic of Moldova. The species Agathidium nigripenne (Fabricius, 1792) of the family Leiodidae has been reported in dead wood in the Scientific Reserve “Pădurea Domnească”, Neoclytus acuminatus (Fabricius, 1775) (Cerambycidae) – in the Scientific Reserve “Prutul de Jos”, Leioderes kollari Redtenbacher, 1849 (Cerambicidae), Palorus depressus (Fabricius, 1790) and Eledonoprius armatus (Panzer, 1799) (Tenebrionidae) in the Scientific Reserve “Plaiul Fagului”. For each species, collection/reporting data, some ecological aspects and their importance are presented.